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Rees Bros, of Morgan, ranked as sixth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Utah having recorded 92 head of Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2011, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, CEO of the American Angus Association.

Can you picture what you read? Could you draw or design it? It’s an amazing thing, our imagination and reading helps us use it all the time. What kind of book grabs you and keeps you reading? We would love to see what books the youth of Morgan County just can’t put down.

Bessie Woodward Monson was reunited with her eternal sweetheart on Sunday, October 9, 2011, 18 days before her 90th birthday. She was born October 27, 1921 in Lewiston, Utah, to James Leon Woodward and Saphrona Purnell Woodward.

It is every girl's dream to one day meet a star, and especially someone they idolize. This dream came true for Poem Pinhey of Morgan, when her aunt Lacie Child, entered her into a video contest sponsored by Cover Girl, and Taylor Swift, to have the chance to win a back stage pass with Taylor swift on her recent concert in Colorado. Only 20 recipients received this award, and were picked from online votes of their videos submitted.

DeOrr Peterson is running for the Morgan City Council. He has served on the City council for a combined total of approximately thirteen years. He served from 1982-1986, from 1990-1994, and from 2005 to present. Peterson has enjoyed his time on the council. His experience has given him good perspective on the community, the challenges, opportunities, and changes over time. He said that the current council gets along well and can come to decisions with good discussion and opinions shared in a respectful environment.

Support Morgan High School winning $10,000 vote for McKenna Zentner. Oct. 10-Oct. 17. Morgan High School portion will air on Monday Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. on KSL. Vote at www.werutah.com Click on R U Talented. Click on small dot next to McKenna Zentner name and click submit.

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the third grade class of Mountain Green Elementary School performed new songs, accompanied by peppy music and contagious actions. The energetic program lasted about 30 minutes and included the songs “We are Amazing”, “Secret Mission”, “Direction Dance”, “What can You Do in 3 Minutes?”, “Smile”, “Stronger” and “How Big Are Your Dreams?” Another song performed is entitled “The Great Big Beautiful World.” The students were engaged in their performance, and their energy spread to the audience.

Morgan Elementary held its first ever Grandparent’s Day. Grandparents from all over came to enjoy lunch, have their pictures taken and just spend time with their grandchildren. If you were to walk into the lunch room during this time, you would see nothing but smiles from ear to ear! It was an enjoyable day for everyone. Thanks “Grandparents” for spending the day with us!

In the State of Utah voters are able to select fellow citizens to positions on local district school boards through non-partisan elections. This system allows many decisions regarding public education to be determined on a local level. These representatives add real meaning to the term “Grass Roots”.

The Morgan Trojans varsity football team basked in their big victory against their biggest rivals The Bear River Bears. It was a very intense game with a lot of stir from both sides, the Morgan Trojans pulled off an amazing win with two touch downs in the last minute of the game. Our boys bring home another win from Bear River showing their dominance.

In a five to one vote the council decided to keep Cottonwood Park as a county park rather than handing over the park to the local homeowners association. Some residents in the area did not want the county to develop the park with additional items like a bowery, restrooms, or soccer fields. They expressed the view that the park is a local park that does not have sufficient parking, or large enough space to accommodate the types of activities being discussed by the park board.

A few weeks ago I stressed the importance of unplugging yourself from the world and investing more time in YOU. The thought occurred to me on my journey this week that I omitted some crucial counsel. Learning to enjoy the journey more is not only about what you should unplug from, but rather, what you should plug in to. It sounds so simple that we don’t even realize its importance. I was cautioning each of us to stop investing, or rather, wasting our time, talents and treasures in things which do not edify, or energize our lives. Now, I’m talking about learning to recharge our inner batteries. With stress embezzling so much of our hard earned emotional income, if we don’t learn to recharge our inner batteries, we’ll be charging back into our daily battles with nothing more than bold bravado.

Can you picture what you read? Could you draw or design it? It’s an amazing thing, our imagination and reading helps us use it all the time. What kind of book grabs you and keeps you reading? We would love to see what books the youth of Morgan County just can’t put down. For Teen Reading Week we will be having a “Picture” contest to see if you can show us what you really like to read. We welcome all students from Morgan Middle School and Morgan High. To enter just draw, paint, or illustrate in any way something that you have read in one of your favorite books. Please make sure your entry has your name, age and phone number on the back and is no bigger than 11x14 in size. Your item needs to be submitted to the Morgan County Library by October 31st. We can’t wait to have the teens of Morgan County “Show us what they read!”

When Braydon Deru adopted a dog from the Davis Animal Shelter he thought he was saving man’s best friend. Instead he found himself getting a visit from the Morgan Animal Control officer. The officer informed Deru that it is not legal to own a pit bull in Morgan and that he would either need to get a DNA test to prove that the dog is not a pit bull or get rid of the animal.

Holcim Cement Plant in Crodyon began Tuesday with its typical routine. Employees were crossing the plant with their usual responsibilities, and drivers were picking up loads of cement to transport to various destinations. As employees and customers moved about their normal routine, one truck was not expected.

Mountain Green has 2 book clubs in the Highlands/Monte Verde area. One club is chaired by Carole McCain and has about 9 ladies attending. They meet monthly on the first Tuesday. They met this week and discussed The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. The book covers 3 generations. A young girl is sent to Australia without her parents. Her grand-daughter researches and discovers her grand-mother’s mysterious past in England.

This month they are reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond--a “Halloween” story set in Puritan times. For November they are reading The Ladies Number One Detective Agency (the first book in the series) by Alexander McCall.

One of the ladies presents 3 books each month and the group selects one to read for the coming month. If you are interested in the joining the group, call Carole.

If you missed rootstech last year and you love both genealogy and technology, or if you just want to learn more about the technology of genealogy then now is the time to act. rootstech registration has opened and the Early Bird registration is $129 until November 30. The normal registration cost is $189.

Stephanie Simister is the newest Math teacher at Morgan High School. Stephanie grew up nearby and attended North Summit High School. Growing up, she was inspired by her teachers and gained a life-long love of learning. This deeply ingrained principle is an important part of her teaching philosophy as she tries to instill the same philosophy in the students she teaches. After student teaching here in Morgan, she taught at Bountiful High for one year before returning to teach in Morgan. Remembering the high caliber of students and faculty here at Morgan High School, she was very impressed and wanted to return to Morgan. Stephanie and her family reside in Henefer, where she is busy chasing her three children (ages 15, 13, and 9) to their different activities. When she is not teaching she enjoys being with her kids, football games and reading science fiction or “not too gooey” romance novels.

“If there’s a will there’s a way,” is the Thomsons’ parting words, or motto, after sharing their story of love and life. They got in Janet’s 1931 Ford Model A (a birthday present from Jay) and drove off to get ready for a dinner engagement.

I met them at their hangar at the Morgan County Airport. Inside, Janet introduced “these are Jay’s toys,” which consists of a motorcycle; a restored 1946 Fairchild airplane; a well polished motor boat; and a small plane for grandchildren to pretend to fly. A work area for his tools to keep the “toys” in running order, and for convenience, a sitting area with a 1927 antique refrigerator nearby with cold drinks and a cookie jar that resembles a fisherman’s basket, full of Ginger Snap cookies, on the coffee table.

Donald J. Anderton was born July 20th, 1923 in Henefer, Summit County, Utah to John Fredrick and Cheltina Elizabeth Jones Anderton. He died on October 4, 2011 at his home in Morgan, Utah surrounded by his family.

Frank Martin Anderson celebrated his 80th Birthday at a family party on Friday. He was born 7 Oct. 1931 to Wesley V. Anderson and Helen Brown Anderson in Ogden and has been a life-long resident of Milton.

He was awarded the “Elementary School Medallion” as the outstanding student at age 12. He graduated from Morgan High School and was chosen to attend Boys’ State in 1949.

Tom Reinhart an entrepreneurial spirited man, and talented musician living in Morgan, originally moved to Morgan to be close to Snow Basin, but soon found other opportunities to spark his interest. Reinhart came across the old bank building on Commercial Street and the wheels started turning. He immediately saw the potential of the building in bringing a cultural center to Morgan, where the community could come together in learning new skills; develop talents of music, arts and crafts. This novel is an academy where musicians could come and perform, have jam sessions, record if they wanted, start up bands could practice and learn stage skills, and produce music and live video, and web development.

Sheriff dispatch was called out Wednesday afternoon to assist a man on Morgan Valley Drive who was digging in a trench on his property about 12 feet deep, when the trench collapsed on him and covered his head. The back hoe operator working on trench he was in saw the collapse. Ambulance crew helped dig him out… Deputy Joseph Rohbock said,”You could tell he was in a lot of pain, but he remained extremely calm. “

The mission statement of the Common Core is as follows: The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Chris Deitsch is in the business of teaching high school students business. He is teaching classes ranging from Computer Technology, to Business Communication. Mr. Deitsch’s favorite class he took during his own days in High School was Sports Marketing, and he is excited to be offering this class to students 3rd trimester. Mr. Deitsch graduated from Clearfield High School in 2006, and from Weber State University in 2011. The best way to get on Mr. Deitsch’s good side is to work hard and show others respect. On the other hand, not paying attention or being disrespectful, and lack of effort are Mr. Deitsch’s least favorite traits.

Early Tuesday September 27, hundreds of students and parents took to the streets of Morgan, walking from all over the city to promote safety. Walk to School Day is one of the major components of Green Ribbon Week, which was celebrated by Morgan Elementary School this week. Parents and Students were encouraged to make the walk to school as a reminder to stay safe and look out for others. In addition to the regular crossing guards, Morgan Police, and parent volunteers helped guide the way.

Sixty-six years ago, Clarence met his wife, who is now Elma Francis, one night at the Coalville roller skating rink. Clarence was with his buddies and Elma was with some of her girlfriends. “He asked me if he could take me home and I said, “No, who I come with is who I go with.’”

The National Archives and Records Administration is the National Archive of the United States. Their website is archive.gov. They are tasked with the preservation of important documents of the United States. Their collection includes the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Immigration Records, Military Records, Records of Act of Congress, Court Records, Presidential Records, and many others.

All county Veterans are invited to attend the combined meeting of American Legion Post #67 and VFW Post #6154 for an opportunity provided by these veterans groups to hear from the Executive Director of the Utah Department of Veterans Affairs, Terry Schow.

Pat Stephen, a former Morgan High School art teacher is hosting an open art studio sale on October 6th, 7th, and 8th. Pat graduated from Weber State University as an outstanding art student and also outstanding woman artist at WSU in 1983. She has exhibited her work in Salt Lake City, Brigham City, Ogden City, and Weber State College.